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Leong
Liang (Romanization used in China, Chinese: 梁) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Nio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liang or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Ryang (량) or Yang (양). In Vietnam, it's pronounced as Lương. It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in Mainland China. In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Leong is ranked #3902 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Leong surname appeared 9,094 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Leong.
81.9% or 7,453 total occurrences were Asian.
9.5% or 867 total occurrences were of two or more races.
5.8% or 535 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 207 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leong in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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